Biography
Patty Duke won an Oscar for reprising her role as the young Helen Keller in the 1962 screen adaptation. In 1979, she won an Emmy for playing Keller's teacher--the role originally played on Broadway by Anne Bancroft--in a TV version of the same play.
Duke made a successful transition to teen star playing vivacious twins on the cutesy, popular TV series "The Patty Duke Show" (ABC, 1963-66). But since her disastrous feature appearance in the …
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Career Milestones
1955 | Film debut (as an extra) in "I'll Cry Tomorrow" |
1957 | TV debut, "Kraft Theatre" (ABC, NBC) |
1958 | Appeared briefly on the NBC TV daytime serial "Kitty Foyle" |
1958 | Appeared on the CBS daytime drama "The Brighter Day" |
1959 | Broadway debut as Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker" |
1962 | Won Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress reprising her stage role in "The Miracle Worker" |
1963 | Starred on the ABC sitcom "The Patty Duke Show"; played identical cousins |
1967 | Made attempt at adult feature film stardom with "Valley of the Dolls" |
1970 | TV-movie debut with stunning work in "My Sweet Charlie" (NBC); won first Emmy |
1976 | Co-starred in NBC miniseries "Captains and the Kings"; won second Emmy |
1978 | Featured with Fred Astaire and Helen Hayes in the NBC TV-movie "A Family Upside Down" |
1979 | Played Annie Sullivan role in TV version of "The Miracle Worker" (NBC); won third Emmy |
1981 | Acted opposite son Sean Astin in the ABC TV-movie "Please Don't Hit Me, Mom" |
1981 | Portrayed a lesbian in the Canadian-produced feature "By Design" |
1982 | Co-starred opposite Richard Crenna on the ABC sitcom "It Takes Two" |
1984 | Played Martha Washington in the CBS miniseries "George Washington" |
1985 | Elected president of the Screen Actors Guild (resigned 1988); second female to hold post |
1985 | Returned to sitcoms as the first female U.S. President in "Hail to the Chief" (ABC) |
1986 | Had featured role in the movie "I Was a Teenage Boy" |
1986 | Reprised Martha Washington in "George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation" (CBS) |
1987 | Starred in short-lived summer sitcom "Karen's Song" (Fox) |
1990 | Billed as Anna Duke-Pearce, co-produced TV adaptation of her memoirs titled "Call Me Anna" (ABC); also played herself |
1992 | Made one-shot return to features in "Prelude to a Kiss" |
1993 | Starred in the NBC miniseries "A Matter of Justice" |
1995 | Executive produced (as Anna Pearce) and starred in short-lived TV series "Amazing Grace" (NBC) |
1996 | Garned praise as an Amish woman in the CBS "Hallmark Hall of Fame" presentation "Harvest of Fire" |
1997 | Starred as Sook in the CBS remake of the TV classic "A Christmas Memory"; undertook role based on Truman Capote's aunt originated by Geraldine Page |
1999 | Executive produced and starred in the reunion telefilm "The Patty Duke Show: Still Rockin' in Brooklyn Heights" (CBS) |
2000 | Starred in the CBS TV-movie "Love Lessons" |
2005 | Cast opposite real life son Sean Astin in the comedy "Bigger Than the Sky" |
2008 | Acted opposite son Mackenzie Astin in "The Four Children of Tander Welch" |
2011 | Guest starred as a woman with Alzheimer's on CBS' remake of "Hawaii Five-O" |
Awards
1962 | Academy Award for Actress In a Supporting Role in The Miracle Worker |
1962 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in The Miracle Worker |
1962 | Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress |
1964 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actress In a in The Patty Duke Show |
1965 | Golden Globe Award for Actress in a Television Series in The Patty Duke Show |
1969 | Golden Globe Award for Actress in a Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy in Me, Natalie |
1978 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress For a Single Appearance In a Drama or Comedy Series in Having Babies |
1978 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance By a Supporting Actress In a Comedy or Drama Special in A Family Upside Down |
1980 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In a Limited Series or a Special in The Miracle Worker |
1981 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Limited Series or a Special in The Women's Room |
1984 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In a Limited Series or a Special in George Washington |
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress In a Drama Series in Touched By an Angel |